The Maple Leaf Rag was published in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from 1983 till 1987, with 30 issues appearing during that time. It was a newszine that reported on Canadian SF clubs, conventions, and controversies. Also featured was news on zines and small press writers market news. It was published every 6 weeks.

After the 30th issue in 1987, Spencer passed editorship on to Michael Skeet, who published 14 more issues under the title MLR from 1987 to 1990 in Toronto, Ontario.